Improvement in car x c couplings



UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

GEORGE W. KYLE, OF MILO, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR COUPLINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 164,188, dated June 8,1875 application tiled March 1, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. KYLE, of Milo, in the county of Defianceand State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Oar- Ooupling, ofwhich the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l represents a front elevation of myimproved car-coupling, and Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinal section of thesame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention will first be fully described in connection with drawing,and then pointed out in the claim.

In the drawing, A represents a draw-head ofthe common construction,which is applied in suitable manner to the car. A iiat casting, B, withguide-recesses for a spring-acted slidepiece, O, is secured by strongbolts a to the top of the draw-head, both being provided withguide-holes for the coupling-pin D. The bolts a are applied by washersand nuts to lateral pieces B', which bind the top casting firmly to thedraw-head. The spring-acted slide-piece O has an arm or rod, b, thatextends through the front part of the casting to suitable distance, tocarry thc slide-piece back on coming in contact with the casting ordrawhead ofthe approaching car, for dropping then the link. rlhecoupling-pin D is suspended to the front arm of an angular frame, D',that slides in suitable guides of the platform or wall of the car, to beoperated either directly or from the top of the car. Alateral piece, E,is supported on the front arm of frame D', and provided with guide-slotsd for vertical rods e, which are pivoted at their upper ends to swinginglever-rods f ot' frame D', and at their lower` ends below the draw-headto alateral rod, g, that is attached to the longitudinally-swinging armF of a flat guide-spout, F'. Spiral springs h are applied to theconnectingrods c, between the lateral piece E and their upper ends, forthe purpose of admitting the yielding of the spout without being injuredor coming in contact with any rigid part. The arm F is hinged to thelateral rear piece B', and carries the spout up into inclined positionalong the lower part of the draw-head on raising the pin-supportingframe D'. The spout serves then for taking up the coupling-link of theapproaching car, and for conveying it into the cavity of the draw-headsimultaneously with the concussion and the carrying back of theslide-piece. The pin and pin-frame drop thereby, and carry the spout tosome distance below the draw-head suspended on the springrods e, but outof the way of damage by the concussion of the draw-heads. The pincouples in dropping the link, and produces thereby the secure andautomatical coupling of the cars.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire t0 secureby Letters Patent- The combination of lateral slotted front piece GEORGEW. KYLE. Witnesses:

PETER KYLE,

HARVEY I. HULBERT.

